Electric bake oven



Jan. 24, 1928. 1,657,205 K. EHRGOTT ELECTRIC BAKE OVEN Filed Nov. l2. 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 F) 5ta.

IIl 1 ATTORNEY,

Jan. 24, 192s.

1,657,205 K. EHRGOTT ELECTRIC BAKE `OVEN v Filed NOV. l2, 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 llllllllll...

fa ATTORNEY 6.4 56 I 58 By I Patented Jau.v 24, 1928.-

UNITED STAT-Es 1,657,205 PATENT OFFlCE.-

-xARL EHRGOTT, or ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, AssIGNoR To BERNARD GLOEKIER CoM- =rANY, or rI'r'rsBURGH, rENNsYLvANImA coRroRA'rIoN or PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC BAKE ovEN.

s Application led November 12', 1925. Serial No. 68,524.

v The object which Ihave in view is the pro- I vision of an electric bake oven which is relatively inexpensive and compact, which will utilize the heat vefficiently and economically, which will be reliable and durable,'and which may be readily repairedv when nec- A essary. I

In general my improved electric oven is characterized by anouter enclosure provided lo with walls-insulated against the escape and vwaste of the internal heat of the oven.v

The baking compartment or compartments are 'located above` the heating compartment in which the electrical heating elements are also arrangement of parts will appear from the following description.

In the accompanying drawings wherein I illustrate the best embodiment of the principles of my invention now known to me, Fig. 1 is -fa-longitudinal vertical section of the oven 'taken along the line I-I in Fig. 2'; Fig. 2 is a broken horizontal 'section taken along the line II-II in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section taken alongthe line III- III in Fig. 2; Fig. '4 is a broken horizontal section taken along the -line IV-IV in Figfl; Fig. 5 is a similar section taken along the lines V-V in Fi 1; Fig. 6 is a broken erspective of one o the front vertical rein orcement members: Fig. 7 is a perspective of the front panel member; Fig.

45 8 is a perspective of the top reinforcing member; Fig. 9 is a perspective of the heating unitfsupport and b ailie; Fig. 10 is a broken front' elevation showing the means for hinging and for locking the doors, and

so Fig. 11 is an` enlarged perspective of one of A the combined hinge-supports and catches.

f The construction of the oven asshown in the drawings is substantially as follows.

1 represents the outer casing which may be `of sheet metal and forms the silde walls, the

elements in position rear wall and the front walls, all of which I may be formed integrally of the single sheet. At the front the vertical edges of the sheet do not meet but are spaced apart the width of the doorway.

The bottom edge of the side and rear walls of the casing are turned up inwardly to form a hooked ange 2 into which lits the hook `iange 3 which edges the bottom sheet 4. At the to the side and rear walls are likewise provi ed with a hook ange 5 to receitfe the downwardly turned perimetral flange 6 of the cover-sheet 7.

The front of the oven is. rovided with the i bottom panel 8 which against the front walls of the casing 1 for the full wldth thereof and has its bottom edge provided with the upturned hook flange 9' engaged by the `reverse hook flange 3 at the front of the bottom sheet 4. The central top of the bottom panel 8 is provided with an inwardly extending horizontal portion 10 which forms the lintel plate of the doorway, and the inner edge of the lintel plate 10 is provided with aA downturned vertlcal flange l1.

12 is a horizontal reinforcing plate which fits from within against the front casing walls 1 at their top and is provided at its top edge with a hook flange 13 which is engaged by the front flange 6 of the cover sheet 7. At

its center the plate 12 is rovided at its bottom edge with an inwar ly extending -horizontal portion 11i which forms the top plate of the doorway.

15 represents a pair of vertically disposed reinforcing members for the front of the oven fitting fiat against the innerside of the bottom panel 8 and extending up inside of the casing walls 1 and against the inner side ears outwardly of the top plate l2. The members 15 are short enough so as not to interfere with the hook flanges 9 and 13. Between the lintel .i

plate 10 and the top plate 12 of the doorway the membersl are provided with inwardly extending vertical portions 16 which form the side walls of the doorway, -and the inner ends of the portions 16 are provided with rearwardly turned flanges 17. The members 15, the bottom panel 8 and the top bar 12 may be secured together in any convenient manner, for instance as by rivetin The casing -is supported by the angle egs 18 which are attached to the casing at the corner as by riveting 19 represents plates or mats of heat-,insulating material such as asbestos felt, which line the bottom and vertical walls of the outer casing.

20 represents the rear wall of the inner casing and 21 the side wallsof the same, all of which may be integrally formed by bending up a sheet of metal. At the front the side walls -21 'extend forwardly and bear against the vertical edges of the flange 17 of the reinforcing members 15 as shown in Fig. 2. The bottom edges of the rear wall 20 and the side walls 21 are langed inwardly as shown-at 22 and rest on the bottom insulating mat 19,'the Walls also bearin from within against the vertical insulating mats 19 of the rear and side walls of the casing.

23 is a front Wall lateA which bears at its top inwardly agains the ange 11 of the front panel 8 and has its bottom provided with an inwardlyv extending flange 22a. 24 is the floor plate resting on the bottom insulatin mat 19 and on the flanges 22 and 22a, the e es of the floorl plate 24 being flanged upwar y as shown at 25 to bearA outwardly against the walls 20, 21 and 23. The tops of the walls 20 and 21 stop at the level of the top plate 12 of the doorway.V

26 is arceiling plate resting on said top plate 12 andon'the tops of the walls 20 and 21, said walls being anged outwardly at their tops and the plate 26 being clinched over the same as shown at 27. 19a 1s an insulatifng mat interposed between the ceiling plate 26 and the cover sheet 7 It' thus appears that the outer inclosure of the oven is provided with inner and outer walls having an interlining of insulating material to conserve the heat.

28 is the rear balile plate vertically dis- A posed and spacediinwardly from the rear wall 20. l Said plate isheld in spaced relation `with said rear wall 2O in the following manner. l29 represents a bottom ange on the plate 28 which restsjon the. ioor plate 24 and bears at its outer edgeagainst the flange 25of said floor plate. At its'top `the rballeplate 28-is ,provided with a horizontal flange 30 which bears upwardlyagainst the ceiling plate 26 and at its outer edge against the rear wall 20. The vertical edgesof the baille plate are. provided with rearwardly extending flanges 31 which bear against the side' walls 21 and at their rear edges against the rear wall 20;

The balie wall 28 ormsthe rear' wall ofv the ovencompartment. The sidewalls of the oven compartment are formed of the" sheet metal walls 32 Whose vertical' rear edges are provided with outwardly extending flanges 33 which bear against the baiie wall 28 and at their ends against the side walls/21. A't their tops the Walls 32 areprovided with outwardly turned flanges 34 whichbear against the ceiling plate 26 and lmismos against the side walls 21.'v 'At their bottoms shown at 32JL in Fig. 2 bearing against the portions 16 of the front reinforcements 15, and the walls of the outer casing 1 are bent inwardly against the portions` 32 as shown at 1a in Fig. 2. v

Slightly below the bottom ,of the front doorway the inner side Walls 32 are horizontally slotted for the insertion in place of the angle vbars 36 whose `vertical flanges bear against the outer side of the walls 32 and whose horizontal flanges extend into the oven chamber to form supports.

37 is a metal plate bentinto flat V-shape but with horizontal edges- 38 which support thev plate 37 in` position by resting on the the rear the support`37 is sti'ened by a triangular end plate 39 and at the front by a brace bar 40. The plate 37 forms the sup'- port for the electric heating units and also acts as a baiie to direct the currents of hot all'.v

41 represents Z-bars which are attached to the under surface of the support 37 near its front and rear ends to Areceive'the elec` trical heating units 42 to support them in place.

43 veniently be of shallow box form as shown in Fig. 3 and which is heldin place byV rest'- ing on the horizontal edges 38 of the support 37. The shelf 43 forms the bottom of the lowe cooking compartment of the oven.

will be understood that. any number `of shelves dictated bythe size and desiredca- 4pacity of the oven may be provided.

Just below t-he mounting of the angle bars 36 the inner side walls 32 are provided with 'isa removable shelf which may convll() ving compartments by thesepshelvesybut 'it l open ports 46 extending for substantially the full depth ofthe oven and admitting the heated air from the heating compartment 47 below .the support 37.into thev side flues 48 formed by the space between the walls 21 and the walls 32. A' slight distance below -each of the shelves 45 the wallsA 32 are provided with horizontally extending ports 49, thus admitting the heated air from the flues 4l811ipto contact'with the undersidev of the s e elongated ports 50 by means of which the Slightly above each of the shelvesthe rear i rbailile wall 28 is provided with 'horizontally air, after it has delivered itseiective heat to the shelf` 45 above, enters the downward return iue l formed between the rear wall 20 and thebaiiie lwall 28.

Each of the escape ports 50 is provided at its rear with a dellector 52 to assist in directing the currents of airv downwardly in the ret-urn tlue 5l.

.Near its bottom thebaiile wall 28 is'pro-- Vvided with 'an-open flue 53 by means 'of which the used air is admitted to thebot- 'tom of the heating chamber 47.

Each of the ports 49 in the walls 32 '1s .provided with'a regulating gate or closure 54, which' iS shown formed by bending a piece of sheet metal so that it is extgnded through the port and clamped against the wall 32 from either side. This provides suficient riction between the gate and the wall so that the gate 54' will hold its raised trough bearings 57 secured to the front of the oven 'at either side 'of the doorway. Thus the doors may be moved from their position when desired. 'n

All of the doors except the lower door are provided with inwardly and downwardly extending iiange portions 58, which Vwhen said doors are closed bear inwardly against" the door just below to complete the closure.

59 represents arms rigid with the. trunnions 56 and extending forwardly in a horizontal position when the doors are closed but when the doors are open' swinging down and bearing against the front of the oven to limit the open position of the doors to the horizontal and supportthem when they are open.

The doors are'provided with individual means for latching them in their closed positions. Thus Ihave shown a horizontally t en disposed bar 60 journaled infront of each door in brackets 61 extending from the latter. The intermediate portion 'of the bar is provided with a handle 'for grasping which may be conveniently a forwardly extending crank portion 62. The ends .of the bar 60 are off s et or cranked rearwardly as at 63, so thatl when the handle 62 is pushed downwardly toward the horizontal the ends 63 willfengage under the catches 64 on the front of the bven at either side of `the doorway. Byraisingthe handle, the ends of the bar are disengagedrom the catches and the door unlatched.

I prefer to make the trough-bearings' 57 and ythe catches 64 as integral elements, the

bearing for the upper door being above and the catches or the lower door being below, as clearly illustrated'i-n Figs. 10 and 11.

It is evident from the foregoing that the air heated byf'pafssing incontact with the electrical heatingelements 42 is directed by the inclinations" of the support '37 l out through the ports 46 into the side wall iues 48 from'when itd passes through the ports 49 into the baking compartments; the gates 54 providing means wherebyv the intensity of heat in any one or more of the baking compartments may be properly regulated. The air escapes from the baking compartments through the ports 50 into thereturn iiue 51, liowing downwardly therein and out through the bottom port 53 and back into the heating chamber into contactwith the electrical heating elements.

I thus obtain a constant circulation of the air-without material escape thereof to without the oven or admissionof cold air from without. I thereby conserve and utilize the heat produced by the electrical heating units to the utmost practical extent, and the la.

vors and juices released by cooking are retained rather than dissipated.

The construction of my improved oven is relativelyinexpensive but substantial, and any repairs which may be needed may be readily made, parts replaced, &c..

The individualV doors of the baking com partments permit theinsertion into or removal from any one compartment of food without disturbing the other compartment.

The shelves may be removed through the front doorway, and by irst removing the bottom shelf and disconnecting the electrical connectionl ofthe heating units, the units and their support may be lifted bodily from the oven.

By first removing the doors, it is possible to remove one or more ofthe shelves, thus increasingfthe capacity of a cooking compartment to accommodate articles of food requiring more oven Ispace than is afforded by the arrangement of shelves'illu-stiated in the drawings. When the doors are replaced an air-tight front closure is provided.

It will be noted that the tendency of the hotter air currents to rise and that of the cooler currents to descend are taken advantage of by positioning the ports 46 and 49 leading into and from the heating compartment and the baking compartments, respecllU tively, in the upperportion of said compartt ments while the escape ports 50 are near the bottoms of the baking chamber and the port 53 is nearrthe .bottom of the heating compartment. f

I Vhat I desire to claim is l. vIn an 'electric'bake oven, the combination of a heating compartment, a baking vcompartment above said heatngcompartment, a pair'of opposite l'es Connecting the .25 partment, a vertical flue having communicaduct the heated air to the .ment, a return flue connecting the lower all upper portions of said compartments to conaking compartportions of said compartments, electric heatelements in said heating compartment, means for directing the air from said electric heating elements into the first mentioned flues, e p 2. In an electric bake oven, the c`ombination of a heating compartment, electric heating elements mounted, in said heating compartment, a plurality of baking compartments superimposed on said heating compartment, a vertical iue having. communication with'the upper portions of said compartments to conduct heated air from the heating compartment to the baking compartments, and a return fluel for the air communicating with the compartments. f

In an electric bake oven, the combination ofl a 'heating compartment, elect-ric municating with the lower portions of the( heating ele'n'nentsl mounted in said heating compartment, a plurality of baking compartmentsfsuperimposed on said heating com-` tion 'with the upper portionsiof said compartments to conduct heated air from the heating compartment to the baking compartments, areturn flue for the air comcompartments, andmeans for directing the heated air from said electric heatingelements to said first named flue.

4. In an electric bake oven, Vthe combination of a heating compartment, electrical heating elements in said compartment, a plurality of baking compartments superimposed on said heating compartment, vertical side wall lueshaving communication with Y the upper portions of all said compartments `to deliverheatedair from said heating compartment to' said'baking compartments, and

Ia return. ,flue having communication with the tibi;

low portions' of all of said compartments.

lnjif'a'n' electric bake oven, the combinaf a heating compartment, electrical elements in-'said compartment, a pluo'f ,bakingv compartments .superiml .".fjsidefr-wall filles" having communication with 'posed'on said heating compartment, lvertical i the upper ortions of all sa'idcompartments to deliver eated airffrom saidjlheating compartment toisaidbakingcompartments, a re-` '55 turn "flue .havingcommunication with the` v(il) lower portions of vallot said. compartments,

and means for directing the air from the electric heating elements' to .the first mentioned lues. i t

6, In an electric bake oven, the combinavftion of a heating compartment having air escape ports in its opposite walls, a V-shaped support depending past said ports and with- .in said compartment, heating elements at- *tached to the underside of the inclined sur-` lower portions of the.

faces of said support, and an air admission port below said first mentioned ports, said support acting as a baliie to direct the heated air into the first mentioned ports.

7. In an electric bake oven, the combina-` tion of an inner enclosure divided by a plu- Vrality of horizontal shelves into a plurailty of baking compartments, an outer enclosure having. its vertical walls spaced' from the walls of the inner enclosure to form vertical flues at the sides and at the rear of the inner enclosure, ports connecting the side nues to the vtop portion of each of the bakingcomil tion of an inner enclosure divided b a rality of horizontal shelves into a plur 'ty of baking compartments, an outer enclosure` having its vertical walls spaced from the' Vwalls of the inner enclosure to form vertical iues at the sides and at the rear of the inner enclosure, ports connecting the side lues to the top portion of each of the baking compartments, ports connecting theV rear flue with the bottoms of each of said baking compartments, a heating compartment beneath said inner enclosure and to which the lower ends of said lines are connected, and an 'electrical heating element in said heating compartment.

9. In an electric bake oven, the combination of a heating compartment, a baking compartment vsuperimposed on said heating compartment, vertical iues leading upwardly.- from said heating compartment and disposed at the sides of said baking compartment, said iues communicating with the interior of the baking comartment, a return flue at the rear of the aking compartment and communicating .N therewith, the lower end of said return iue communicating with the heating compartment, andan electrical heatingV element in said heating compartment and disposed to irect the currents of hot air into said side ues. l 10. In an electric bake oven, the combina- ',tion of a heating compartment, a baking. compartment superimposed on said heating com artment, vertical,A iues leading upwar ly from said heatingcompartment and disposed at the sides of said baking compartment, said fines communicating with the interior of the baking compartment, a return line at the rear of the baking compartment and communicating therewith, the lower end of said return iiue communicating with the heating compartment, and an electrical heatin element in said heating compartment, said element being mounted so as to incline upwardly toward the mouths of said side iiues todircct the currents of hot air therepartment and communicating therewith, the

into. lower end of said return Hue communicating 11. In an electric bake oven, the combinawith the heating compartment, and an election of a heating compartment, a baking trical heating element mounted in said heat- 15 5 compartment superimposed 011 said heating ing compartment and arranged in a V-shape compartment, vertical iues leading upbetween the mouths of said side ues to diwardly from said heating compartment and rect the currents of hot air into the mouths disposed at thefsides of said baking comof said side fines. v

partment, said fines communicating with Signed atVPittsburgh, Pa., this 10th day 20 10 the interior of the baking compartment, a. of November, 1925.

return flue atthe rear of the baking com- KARL EHRGOTT. 

